Following on from last week’s video which showed you just how quick and easy it is to register to shop online via The Giving Machine and give to your favourite charity for free, this week it’s time to take you shopping. Cool eh? Check out the short video below to see just how little extra…
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Weekend wrap: Giving while you shop, social media, surviving abuse and Carlos!
Welcome to the weekend. I trust today finds you well and you’ve had a wonderful week. Go and grab yourself a lovely hot cup of tea and settle down to enjoy what you might have missed this week. On Monday we had a post especially for our UK friends. The Giving Machine is a wonderful…
Friday Friend: @ConsciousMeBlog Carlos #FF
This week’s Friday Friends is Carlos Velez, a super duper guy from thinking blog ConsciousMe.com. Have you and he hooked up yet? If not, watch his interview then go and tell him how much you loved it over on Twitter. Or how about checking out his blog? (You might even find a little something from…
Journey To Justice – Surviving Abuse by @Maria_Muir
When Eleanor asked me to write an article about surviving abuse and some advice on how to help people cope with a disclosure, I couldn’t refuse although personally, I dont yet really call myself a survivor but I hate being a victim. This article was supposed to be written before Eleanor left on her holiday,…
You know social media has taken over your life when …
Today’s Wednesday Warmer is a jolly little piece from Jenn “Gurl’s Assylum” Jinright. Why not go say hello to her on Twitter (she does a great range in smiles and encouragement) or subscribe to her blog? And now Jenn, it’s over to you … Social Media is a sneaky, sneaky thing. It slowly infiltrates your…
You shop, they give: How to shop online and give to your favourite charity for free
I’ve mentioned The Giving Machine and how super duper it is before. However, even some of my closest friends still don’t use it. However, if you live in the UK and you shop online, you really should do so via The Giving Machine. Yes, I’d love you to support Give A Brick but to be…
Weekend Wrap: From Egg’s hair to Tomatos, things you may have missed this week.
Here’s a funny thought. As you’re reading this, I’m on a boat headed to France. How bizarre is that?! (I don’t mean the thought of me on a boat, although given my dependence of travel sickness tablets, me and boats are a strange combination.) I just love that thanks to the wonders of technology, I…
Friday Friend: @BigRedTomato #FollowFriday
Welcome to another Friday. Hooray! The weekend is almost here As many of you know already, I’m off to France with my lovely family in the wee small hours of tomorrow morning but before I go, it is my delight to introduce another Friday Friend. (As an aside, we’ll still have lots of wonderful news…
1 Minute Motivator: Live out your imagination
“Live out of your imagination, not your history.” – Stephen R Covey Why? It’s very easy to tangled up with regrets and the should-of, could-of, would-of syndrome. We all have stuff we’re not proud of and things that have happened that whilst they might not have been our fault, still bother us. That stuff is…
#CharityTuesday: @TheDrEgg and his hairshaving video
Last Friday, after growing his hair for almost a year, our Dr Egg, Mike Simmons, lost it all for Give A Brick. As promised, we have a short video for you to celebrate his big day. Enjoy